Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Mako shark skull

Here's the recently completed skull of a shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). It's not very big, but I am very happy with how it turned out. I kept warping to a minimum and it whitened really well.
It's the first lamniform I work on, and the rostrum is very impressive in these sharks.

Profile view. The sclerotic capsule is strongly mineralized in this species.


Side view.


Dorsal view.
Looking forward to work on some other interesting species I have in the freezer now, but that may not be before a while due to a rather busy schedule.

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